Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-12
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
A MAN CRUSHED BENEATH A BuaN-
ING TREE.
A Brutal Father North state coirt
notes. Drummers. Again-Per-
sonal and Briefs.
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RABEIoH, April 11.-Darby Glib
son, OF Richmond county, was engaged
with large party OF men in extin-
gushing n fire which had broken out
In the pine timber near the Gibson
branch Of the Carolina Central railway.
The trees were on fire and burning
furiously. Suddenly pine tree burned
through, swayed, and then fell. Warn
ing was shouted to Gibson, but he
could not hear it, owing to the roar OF
the flames. Tho tree fell upon him.
His injuries ere considered fatal.
James II. Watson, general merchant,
Of Auror0, has assigned. Liabilities,
$40, 600 F.; assets, $4,000.
The State Board of Medical Exami-
ners met to-day ut Charlotte in annual
session to examine applicants for license
to practice medicine.
To-day Soloman Carpenter, white
man OF this county, was tried by d
MAGISTRATE for shooting his son. The
evidence against him was direct, and
failing to give bail, he was jailed. His
sons condition is reported by physi.
clans TO be critical. The boy had been
most horribly treated by his brutal
father.
NEWS IN THE CAPITOL.
The Supreme Court to-day called
cases from the Tenth Judicial district.
The docket is not very heavy.
It will be about ninety days before
the Supreme Court and library building
will be occupied.
Governor Scales will in few days
call the board together to take initia-
tory steps towards heating the Capitol,
State library, andagricultural building.
For this heating SIC, 600 is appropriated.
The selection of system is left to the
Governor and board. 1t is probable
that by November LIST the work viii be
completed.
Treasurer Balm is very firm in his at
htude in regard to the drummers' tax.
It is, by the way, claimed 10y some per-
sons that Judge Meares's decision inthe
Foster case was hasty and i'll advised,
and that it places the State in false
attitude.
CURRENT ITEMS.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Charlotte has thus far raised
$11, 600 for the erection of building
there. There is a general advance OF
interest in the association. Mr.. Eugene
L. Harris has been chosen secretary OF
the Raleigh association.
A rumor is current that Judge A. W..
Tourgee is to return to this State, and
again live at or near Greensboro. In
this connection it has been said he
might be a candidate for Congress in
the Fifth district. A friend of Tourgee
denies the rumor, saying, in fact, that
there is not a shadow of truth in it.
The terms of the United States courts
will he very short this year, thanks to
a great scarcity of funds. The term
at Greensboro was three days, andnext
week the same time is to be allowed for
Statesville court. Asheyille will have a
week, and there will be no June term
at Charlotte. At Raleigh court will be
i'll session only a week, it is expected.
The docket is light anyway.
The Enterprise, published at Snow
Hill, suffered considerable loss by the
burning of the Jail at that place. Its
Office was in the Jail building, which
was o two-story brick structure, with
offices on the lower floor and the jail
proper above. Everything in the En-
terorise Office was badly damaged, and
the paper has not yet reappesred.
A very large portion of Sloan's " His
tory OF North Carolina Troops in the
War Between the States " consists OF
compilation of official reports, which
Major Sloan evidently secured at Wash
ington, having devoted both care and
time to the search. In case the book,
now in the hands of the reyisers, Is
published, about 1900 copies will
probably be issued.
Camp Russell, the State property in
the suburbs OF this city, has been
turned over to the State Industrial AS
ISOLATION (colored), which will rent out
a number of buildings which it con.
tains. the funds so derived to be used
by the association for its annual fair.
Since 1879 the grounds have been Occu
pied by the fair for about month each
wear